Today was supposed to be a good day in Arizona, with the announcement of a major @Nike investment in Goodyear, AZ. THREAD—>
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Nike is an iconic American brand and American company. This country, our system of government and free enterprise have allowed them to prosper and flourish. 4/
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Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation’s independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism. 5/
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It is a shameful retreat for the company. American businesses should be proud of our country’s history, not abandoning it. 6/
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Nike has made its decision, and now we’re making ours. I’ve ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to locate here. 7/
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Arizona’s economy is doing just fine without Nike. We don’t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation’s history. 8/
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And finally, it shouldn’t take a controversy over a shoe for our kids to know who Betsy Ross is. A founding mother. Her story should be taught in all American schools. In the meantime, it’s worth googling her. 9/9
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So people learning the truth about how awful this country always has been is considered revisionist now?
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Looks like my kiddo is going to get a LOT of Under Armour this school year! Not interested in supporting a company that is willing to sacrifice history to be (overly) politically correct. Thanks for taking a stand
@dougducey!
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Not willing to support a company that is refusing to use a symbol of American Nazi-ism? If the shoe fits, right.
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Historical revisionism? You mean like pretending slavery didn't happen? Cough couph.
#Hypocrite As a white person, I must say, I'm not proud of that history. To found America to escape oppression, only to use America to oppress people. I'm not proud of that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It wasn't a current flag ,that's why
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Nike and Kapernick are ignorant on American history. More than that, they are shameless. They have no basic decency anymore. Our Founding Fathers would cry at the fact that the nation they laboured so hard to create desecrates its very own flag.
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